The Defence Headquarters has said the troops neutralised 121 terrorists, apprehended 253 and rescued 244 kidnapped hostages in different operations nationwide in one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while giving an update on military operations on Thursday in Abuja....
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal...
The arraignment of four suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of University of Abuja (UniAbuja) lecturers and their children in 2021 was, on Monday, stalled due to the commencement of Federal High Court (FHC) vacation. The matter, which was on number one on Justice Donatus Okorowo’s cause list,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has said the Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils. The governor, who stated this on Channels...
The Police Command in Ogun said it had killed five suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim, a poultry manager Tunde Osifowokan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected gunmen invaded a poultry on Monday and abducted the farm manager in Odogbolu Local Government Area of...
The Federal Government will soon fish out and prosecute kidnappers of school children, information minister Mohammed Idris has said. Idris spoke in Kano on Wednesday in an interactive session with media executives and practitioners organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation. He said President Tinubu had...
Police in Edo State have rescued one Rev. Tony Mukoro, from the den of suspected kidnappers in the state. The victim was reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen at Isihor community in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state while returning home in his car. The...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen whose identity is not yet known have killed the Village Head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi. According to sources from the area, the village head was earlier kidnapped...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued five women and two babies in Zamfara after spending two months in captivity. The Information Officer to the Operation, Lt. Suleiman Omale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau....
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected female kidnapper and rescued three children from her. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the case was reported on Monday at about 3.30...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called for the enactment of laws that will enforce capital punishment on anyone found guilty of kidnapping in the country. The first lady said this on Friday during a meeting with the National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has pledged to get back all the students abducted by bandits in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. The governor made the pledge when he visited the community to commiserate with them over the incident. He however said that...
A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name with held), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that suspected kidnappers allegedly took...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) spokesman, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi, has said the security situation in Nigeria is getting better. “The security situation is getting better; I don’t agree that it is getting worse. It is improving,” Adejobi told newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday. He was in Ibadan for the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has uncovered a gun factory in Kwande Local Government Area of the state and arrested some suspects, who specialized in the manufacturing of guns. The state Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this while addressing journalists, Wednesday...
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By MARK JANG, Jos – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have killed the Plateau State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Sylvanus Namang. The late Namang was killed by gunmen on Sunday at a relaxation spot in Pankshin. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Police operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), raided kidnappers camp and neutralised many in Mpape area of Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, that he camp was raided at about 2:40am on Feb....
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has advised terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to surrender or be killed, warning that there is no third option. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed...
An Imo-based journalist, Mr Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on Thursday in Owerri that he...